Soothing ointment
The crossword clue "Soothing ointment" is answered by BALM, a 4-letter entry. Used 57 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BALM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BALM answer page.
Used 57 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- UNGUENT (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for BALM
Every other clue in this collection answered by BALM, most used first.
- Ointment - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Soother - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Soothing stuff - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Healing ointment - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Soothing succulent - ALOE, used 118 times
- Soothing plant - ALOE, used 82 times
- Fly in the ointment - SNAG, used 75 times
- Ointment - NARD, used 51 times
- Burn-soothing plant - ALOE, used 50 times
- Soothing stuff - ALOE, used 46 times
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